All Distribution articles – Page 743
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NewsJapan's Jupiter signs three year deal with Warner Bros
Japanese cable channel operator Jupiter Entertainment Co Ltd has acquired the rights to a slate of more than 80 theatrical motion picture titles for broadcast in Japan.
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NewsChina postpones black-out period to September
Chinese authorities appear be delaying the summer blackout period for revenue-sharing movies from June-July to September.
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NewsIFC takes US rights to drama Five Minutes Of Heaven
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Irish Troubles drama Five Minutes Of Heaven and has set an August release.
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MGM to release Exodus' Bunyan & Babe in North America
MGM will handle the North American release on Exodus Film Group’s animated romp Bunyan & Babe, a modern take on the folk story about the lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his sidekick Babe the Blue Ox.
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NewsDisney India moves into video distribution
Walt Disney Co India (WDCI) has announced that it will start releasing home entertainment content in India directly, rather than license product to local distributor Excel Home Video.
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Image, Universal Music Group sign distribution deal
Image Entertainment has signed a five-year deal with Universal Music Group to distribute music and music-related urban programming in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
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E1 expands first-look deal with Christian Larouche
E1 Entertainment is expanding its first-look deal with Montreal production and distribution executive Christian Larouche through the launch of a new subsidiary, Les Films Christal.
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NewsScreen Media acquires US rights to Death In Love
Screen Media Rights has acquired US rights to Boaz Yakin’s erotic drama Death In Love starring Josh Lucas, Lukas Haas and Jacqueline Bisset.
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NewsFilm Movement picks up Gigante
US distributor Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Adrian Biniez’s Uruguayan comedy Gigante.
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NewsFujoshi Kanojo rings up Japanese first with mobile phone release
Simultaneous movie release across different platforms moved to a new level in Japan this week as Kadokawa Pictures’ romantic comedy Fujoshi Kanojo was released in cinemas, online – and in a first for the Japanese market - also on mobile phone.
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NewsSony acquisitions division has taste for Blood: The Last Vampire
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all North American rights to East Wing Holdings Corp and SAJ’s Blood: The Last Vampire.
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NewsKorea’s Showbox picks up trio ahead of Cannes
Showbox Mediaplex has picked up international rights to art heist mystery Insadong Scandal, hardcore thriller Missing and omnibus film Five Senses Of Eros.
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Lorber HT Digital picks up US rights to spiritual activism doc Fierce Light
Lorber HT Digital has acquired all US rights to Velcrow Ripper’s spiritual activism documentary Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action ahead of its premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto next week.
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News6 Sales picks up international rights to Exterminators
Spanish sales company 6 Sales has picked up international rights excluding the US and India to UTV Motion Pictures’ Exterminators, starring Heather Graham, Jennifer Coolidge and Amber Heard.
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NewsMGM Networks launches localised HD Channel in Brazil
MGM Networks is launching a Portuguese-language version of its MGM HD Channel on SKY Brazil, offering a round-the-clock library of films in 1080i high definition.
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NewsStudioCanal appoints key staff at Optimum and Kinowelt
StudioCanal has made a series of senior appointment at its affiliates Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt.
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NewsStar Trek's Mexican release hit by flu epidemic
Paramount has cancelled its Mexican release of Star Trek, which was set for May 8, because of the swine flu epidemic.
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Media Asia adds Dante Lam, Ning Hao titles to Cannes slate
Hong Kong-based Media Asia Distribution is bulking up its Cannes slate with a new project from hotHong Kong action director Dante Lam and Chinese director Ning Hao’s smash hit comedy CrazyRacer.
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Revolver releases first UK DVD with digital copy
Revolver Entertainment is the first UK distributor to provide digital files on its DVD releases.
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Le Pacte acquires French rights to Spring Fever
Le Pacte has picked up the French distribution rights to Lou Ye’s Spring Fever.